Immigration reform critics blast Boehner's remarks

5:36 AM,
Apr. 26, 2014

Written by

Deirdre Shesgreen
Gannett Washington Bureau

Opponents of immigration reform sharply condemned House Speaker John Boehner on Friday, accusing him of engaging in "double-speak" on the hot-button topic and saying the Ohio Republican has blown any chance of moving immigration legislation this year.

The blistering criticism came a day after Boehner, R-West Chester, openly mocked his Republican colleagues when asked at the Middletown Rotary Club about immigration.

"Here's the attitude. Ohhhh. Don't make me do this. Ohhhh. This is too hard," Boehner whined sarcastically to the crowd. "We get elected to solve problems and it's ...